UFO on Tape Review

For such a simple concept, UFO on Tape by Revolutionary Concepts is perhaps one of the most immediately engaging games I've had the pleasure of trying in some time. After spotting a UFO you'll need to keep your camera steady as you keep the alien ship in focus and on screen before running out of power.

This sounds easy enough, but much like the alien crafts of folklore this UFO is fast, slippery and always seems to manage to shift itself in to angles that hide its presence from your lens. For those with gyroscope controls, the game is played as easily as starting up the title and waving around your iDevice to follow the ship's movements. The default speed is just jerky enough to feel precisely like trying to keep a deeply zoomed in camera focused and adds to the immersion perfectly. Accelerometer controls are also available to those with older devices along with a Y-axis invert should you need it.

Visually the game is quite clever, using cut-out digital images that are blurred to mimic the depth of focus and moving slowly enough to emulate the movement of your vehicle as you try to capture the UFO on tape. Another observer provides minor interjections that complete the immersion, directing your camera should you lose sight of the UFO or adding tiny exclamations of joy or disappointment based on your performance.

UFO on Tape may not have a huge shelf-life, but Revolutionary Concepts have honed this title down to a sharp edge that is both engaging and fun to enjoy and definitely a game / time-waster worth adding to anyone's collection.

Description

★★★★★ Featured by Apple in the prestigious "Games Starter Kit" list of essential must-have games, and now with support for the iPhone5's gorgeous 16:9 screen! What would you do if you were driving along and a real UFO descended from the clouds? Run screaming? Or grab your trusty iPhone and give chase?!

'UFO on Tape' puts you in the hot seat as you speed through the countryside in hot pursuit of visitors from outer space.

One of the most celebrated games on iOS. Has to be seen to be believed.
Watch this video: bit.ly/ufoontape

⚇ "If you want something fresh and unique download this - pronto! I really can't get enough of it." - IGN (Editors Choice Award and Best of 2010 Nominee)
⚇ "We're telling you now..get out and grab UFO on Tape. Totally out of this world!" - TouchArcade
⚇ "Completely unique with an amazing premise built into an exceptionally well built game" - AppAdvice.com
⚇ "May be the most unique experience out there. 4/5 Stars" - 148Apps
⚇ "Downright brilliant execution. There are few games out there that offer this kind of immersion" - SlideToPlay
⚇ "Promises to deliver an experience quite unlike anything else on iTunes" - PocketGamer
⚇ "Engaging and fun to enjoy and definitely worth adding to anyone's collection" - AppSpy.com
⚇ "So cool and unique, you'll consider it 99 cents well-spent" - CNET
⚇ "UFO on Tape is Awesome" - AppTapper.com

Top 50 Arcade Game in 100+ Countries!
How many other titles can claim all these Apple Features?
- New & Noteworthy
- Hot Games
- Staff Favorites
- Essential Games Start Kit
- The Top 10 Games That WOW!
- Games to get you Started
- Quick fix Games
- Impossible Games
- Big Name Games
- GameCenter Games
- Stylish Games
- It Came From Space
- Breakthrough Games (Innovative Gameplay).

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UFO on Tape - for iPod touch / iPhone / iPad

How much footage will you get, will it be clear, will you be kidnapped and subjected to scientific experiments?
Only time will tell!

With photo-realistic graphics (no camera required), the best use of the gyroscope or accelerometer this side of the Vega system, loads of in-game voice dialogue from your hysterical virtual girlfriend, gamecenter scoring, and the kind of elusive 'just one more try' gameplay that keeps you up till the wee hours, 'UFO on Tape' is the ultimate pick up 'n play hi-score chaser!

The kind of unique gaming experience that is all to rare and will only be found on iOS devices.
You will believe!

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Breaking News: Now with native iPad support, auto flip screen, and option to invert X and Y controls.

*Dev Notes:

An innovative game sometimes needs a bit of background explanation especially where in cases like this screens don't compare to seeing the game in motion :)

i. Screens show actual in-game graphics! UFO on Tape is designed for the iPod Touch and iPhone and does not require or use the iPhone camera in any way.

ii. It may look uber-realistic (that was the plan :) but we can tell you it does not contain pre-recorded video. It is a high quality game that allows you to move anywhere within the game world.

iii. The game makes exquisite use of the gyroscope but players with older devices will have just as much fun using the built-in tilt controls, with 10,000+ players racking up great hi-scores using the accelerometer. *Now even easier with option to invert X/Y axis.

See a video of the game in action visit bit.ly/ufoontape, or visit our website here: www.revolutionaryconcepts.net and keep your eyes on the skies! :)